The intersection of Maryland Parkway and Flamingo Road, just a block from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, now carries an unenviable label. Metro police identified it this week as the ninth most dangerous crossing in the Las Vegas Valley, and for people who rely on it every day, that ranking does not come as a shock.
Students hustling to class, bus riders darting for connections and a newly posted crossing guard all told reporters the corner can feel downright chaotic during the morning and afternoon rush. Horns, hurried drivers and pedestrians trying to beat the light all collide in a tight space that sits at the doorstep of a major university.
The ranking comes from a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department tally of the valley’s most crash-prone intersections, a list local outlets have been amplifying to flag problem spots. KTNV reproduced Metro’s top 15 list, which tracks collision counts and injury reports across the region this year. Police say the goal is to alert travelers to areas that demand extra caution, not to shame drivers who pass through…